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Reports on the statement by park biologists in Washington State's Olympic National Park that the mountain goats that inhabit the peaks of the park are damaging the alpine ecosystems of the park. Efforts to eliminate goats; Criticisms by animal welfare groups against the efforts; Support for the plan by conservation groups.

The article discusses the court case Chadd v. United States of America, National Park Service which deals with the death of Robert Boardman, the husband of plaintiff Susan Chadd who was killed by a mountain goat at the Olympic National Park. It mentions on the discretionary function exception under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) which gives immunity to National Park Service under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) on the alleged negligence in management of aggressive wildlife in the park.

A personal narrative of the author, a biological sciences technician, employed by the U.S. National Park Service to monitor and manage mountain goats in the Olympic high country, explores her experiences of their management as its population is mounting.

Focuses on the problems caused by mountain goat grazing to the Olympic National Park. Description of the park; Introduction of mountain goats to the area; Impact of the goats to the park's ecological balance; Efforts of biologists to transfer mountain goats to another location; Search for humane ways of controlling the goats.

Describes the acrobatics of the mountain goat. Description of mountain goat's physical characteristics; Habitats in Glacier National Park, Montana and North America; Population in Washington's Olympic National Park; Goat's plodding life style; Climbing ability; Characteristics of goat's feet; Kids' agility'; Predation by bald eagles; Quarrels among goats; Encroachment by people.

Reports on the dilemma of managers of the Olympic National Park in Washington state about the elimination of mountain goats that destroy the park. Condition for management of land as a natural biological reserve; Erosion of soil from goats' habit of wallowing; Argument on threat of goats to plants by the Fund For Animals, an animal protection organization.

The article informs that mountain goats are being removed from the mountain range as part of an effort to rid the Olympic National Park of the nonnative ungulates that national park officials believe ruin park vegetation and pose a threat to visitors. It reports that Mountain goats are not native to the park, they have been taken out of Olympic and relocated to various sites in the Cascades.

The article reports on the initiative of the Olympic National Park authorities in Washington, removing mountain goats from the park for they have developed appetite for human excretions, and mentions the negative effect of goats' digging on the natural environment of the park.

The article reports on the warning issued by the Olympic National Park in Washington for visitors to keep distance from mountain goats as they are capable of causing death or serious injuries.

The article focuses on the death of hiker Robert Boardman after a mountain goat attacked him in Olympic National Park in Washington in October 2010 which resulted in his death. It states that hiker's wife Susan Chadd filed a case against the Park Service in 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Senior Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld concluded that the park officials showed negligence by not killing the goat posing threat to hikers.

Provides information about an environmental debate over the existence of mountain goats in Washington's Olympic National Park. National Park Service's contention that the goats are an exotic transplant brought to the area in 1928 for hunting; Plan to eliminate the remaining goats by shooting them; Fund for Animals' opposition to the plan; Contact information.